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Wednesday, June 23,2010
Comics

The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures

Jet Set: Dave Stevens’ Rocketeer tales are finally gathered in one place.

By Trevor Hale
In 1981, Steve Schanes—publisher of Pacific Comics—approached Dave Stevens about filling the back six pages of an upcoming book ...
Wednesday, April 14,2010
Comics

Comics to Movies

Graphic Designs:Comics and graphic novels—even obscure ones—become perfect movie fodder.

By Trevor Hale
In the early 1990s, Joe Eszterhas scribbled a movie concept on a cocktail napkin and sold it for millions of dollars ...
Wednesday, March 10,2010
Comics

The Chill, Siege, Kick-Ass

Cold Pulp: The Chill overtalks its attempt at detective noir.

By Trevor Hale
Starr makes an admirable jump from prose to comics, but needs a little more practice. It's clear that he would love to flesh out all of the characters and small details with densely written passages, but...
Wednesday, January 13,2010
Comics

Comic Books 2009

A rundown of the best comic books of 2009.

By Trevor Hale
From the Big Two publishers all the way down to the unknown independents, 2009 was a solid year for comics ...
Wednesday, December 2,2009
The Essentials

David Mack: Kabuki: The Alchemy

Saturday, Dec. 5

By Trevor Hale
David Mack’s profile in comics has become more visible over the years, largely thanks to stints on Daredevil, Alias...
Wednesday, November 11,2009
Comics

Scalped

No Reservations: Scalped joins the ranks of classic Vertigo titles.

By Trevor Hale
The world is a terrible place full of bad people—and Vertigo Comics wants to keep it that way.
Wednesday, September 30,2009
The Essentials

24 Hour Comic Book Day

SATURDAY 10.3

By Trevor Hale
The average person might look at a comic book and think, “People make a living off this stuff?"...
Wednesday, September 9,2009
The Essentials

Utah State Fair

THURSDAY 9.10

By Trevor Hale
Has your dad has always secretly wanted to be a farmer with a blue-ribbon pig?
Wednesday, August 26,2009
Comics

Marvel’s Ultimate Universe: Is it in good hands?

Another complete reboot of the comic begs the question, “Why?”

By Trevor Hale
The old adage goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"—and comics used to swear by it. For years, things in the big two (Marvel and DC) universes stayed ...
Wednesday, July 22,2009
Comics

Re-Bored

Just like we thought: A dead character returns— and way too soon.

By Trevor Hale
It was bound to happen. Sure, it’s an integral part of the medium—and a basic component of serial storytelling—but still, it’s just too soon.
 
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